The much-awaited Yamaha FZ25 is launched in India at a price of Rs 1,19,500 (ex-showroom Delhi). The FZ25 is an all-new bike and joins the FZ line of Yamaha’s existing street nakeds. It’s also the most powerful Yamaha to be manufactured in India, which shows that the Indian market is embracing powerful bikes with open arms.
Taking design cues from the existing FZ version 2.0 series, the Yamaha FZ25 gets an aggressive appearance. A few bits have also been taken from the bigger MT-03, making it look meaner than its siblings. Bolted on a diamond-type, double downtube frame, the bike has a robust built along with a masculine appeal reflected on the chiselled fuel tank, muscular tank shrouds and a low-slung, sharp headlamp. Also, it will be the second made-in-India bike to get an LED headlamp unit after the recently-launched Bajaj Dominar 400. The bike will also get Auto Headlamp on (AHO) feature and an LCD instrument cluster.
Powering the Yamaha FZ25 is a 249cc single-cylinder, air/oil-cooled, 2-valve engine that has been taken from the Brazillian model of the Fazer 250. The fuel-injected motor makes 20.9PS of power and 20Nm of torque, and comes mated to a five-speed gearbox that works quite well like any other Yamaha motorcycle. The bike also receives an FZ series signature midship muffler that goes well with the styling as well.
The new bike shares beefy 43mm telescopic forks at the front and a monocross suspension at the rear with its 150cc siblings, while the wheels, tyres and brakes are new. The FZ25 gets new split-spoke alloys with slightly wider tyres as compared to the smaller FZs. It also features a disc brake on both the front and the rear end; the front disc being larger. The bike misses on ABS even as an optional extra, which might turn out to be the biggest disadvantage of this new model in the highly competitive segment. If we talk about the rivals, there is a wide range of competition, starting from the low-cost TVS Apache RTR 200 4V and the Bajaj Pulsar 200 range to the similarly priced Bajaj Dominar 400 and Mahindra Mojo in a slightly higher range.
Source: Gaadi.com
